FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook July/August/September 1997

Table A.1 b) - WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION - Forecast for 1997 as of August 1997

Rice (paddy)

Total Cereals 1/

1995

1996estim.

1997fcast

1995

1996estim.

1997fcast

( . . . . . . . . . . . . million tons . . . . . . . . . . . )

ASIA

503.7

518.9

517.5

933.8

962.7

962.4

Bangladesh

26.6

28.1

28.0

27.9

29.5

29.5

China 2/

187.3

196.9

195.0

418.6

442.9

438.2

India

119.6

120.9

121.6

215.0

217.7

221.8

Indonesia

48.5

50.8

52.0

56.7

58.8

60.5

Iran, Islamic Rep. of

2.4

2.6

2.4

16.6

16.4

16.0

Japan

13.4

12.9

12.2

14.1

13.7

13.1

Korea, D. P. R.

2.6

2.0

2.0

5.1

4.5

4.5

Korea, Rep. of

6.4

7.2

6.6

6.8

7.6

7.0

Myanmar

18.0

17.1

17.0

18.5

17.6

17.5

Pakistan

5.9

6.4

6.6

24.8

25.2

24.8

Philippines

11.1

11.6

11.7

15.3

15.9

16.0

Saudi Arabia

-

-

-

4.5

1.9

2.5

Thailand

21.3

21.3

21.0

25.7

25.9

24.9

Turkey

0.3

0.3

0.3

28.2

29.1

28.3

Viet Nam

26.8

26.9

27.0

28.0

28.2

28.3

AFRICA

14.5

15.7

16.0

98.9

125.8

111.8

North Africa

4.8

4.9

5.1

21.7

34.8

23.1

Egypt

4.8

4.9

5.1

16.8

17.0

17.2

Morocco

0.1

0.1

0.1

1.8

10.1

3.6

Sub-Saharan Africa

9.7

10.7

10.9

77.2

91.0

88.7

Western Africa

5.6

6.6

6.7

35.5

36.9

37.6

Nigeria

2.5

3.1

3.3

20.8

21.6

22.2

Central Africa

0.5

0.5

0.6

3.1

3.1

3.0

Eastern Africa

0.9

0.8

0.8

23.4

25.6

25.5

Ethiopia

-

-

-

9.2

11.1

11.5

Sudan

-

-

-

3.3

5.2

4.5

Southern Africa

2.6

2.8

2.8

15.2

25.3

22.6

Madagascar

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

South Africa

-

-

-

7.2

13.5

11.5

Zimbabwe

-

-

-

1.0

3.1

2.7

CENTRAL AMERICA

1.7

1.9

1.9

29.8

32.0

33.5

Mexico

0.4

0.4

0.4

24.7

26.8

27.8

SOUTH AMERICA

19.1

18.2

18.1

91.2

94.5

99.6

Argentina

0.9

1.0

1.2

24.2

30.4

33.2

Brazil

11.2

10.2

9.7

49.6

46.2

47.4

Colombia

1.8

1.6

1.7

3.5

3.3

3.4

NORTH AMERICA

7.9

7.8

8.3

326.3

395.9

388.9

Canada

-

-

-

49.3

58.2

48.7

United States

7.9

7.8

8.3

276.9

337.7

340.2

EUROPE

2.2

2.9

2.6

274.1

290.3

295.8

Bulgaria

-

-

-

6.5

3.4

5.9

EC 3/

2.2

2.8

2.6

180.1

207.7

203.0

Hungary

-

-

-

11.1

11.1

12.9

Poland

-

-

-

25.9

24.6

24.3

Romania

-

-

-

19.9

14.3

18.0

CIS 4/

1.4

1.3

1.5

125.8

126.0

137.6

OCEANIA

1.2

1.0

1.4

29.1

36.1

25.8

Australia

1.1

1.0

1.4

28.2

35.2

25.0

WORLD

551.7

567.6

567.4

1909.0

2063.4

2055.4

Developing countries

525.7

541.8

541.4

1132.3

1187.8

1182.6

Developed countries

26.0

25.8

26.0

776.7

875.6

872.8

SOURCE: FAONote: Totals computed from unrounded data.1/ Rice is included in the cereal total in paddy terms. 2/ Including Taiwan Province. 3/ Fifteen member countries. 4/ In cleaned weight; Commonwealth of Independent States.